Series by Bernard Cornwell
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Buy on Amazon2004 · Bernard Cornwell
This 2004 novel by Bernard Cornwell centers on King Alfred the Great and opens in A.D. 866, when ten-year-old Uhtred is captured after a battle that…
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A 2005 novel by Bernard Cornwell. Uhtred, a Saxon cheated of his inheritance, must choose between fighting for the Vikings who raised him or for King…
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Book 3 of the Last Kingdom series by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2006. After defeating Guthrum at Ethandun and restoring Alfred's kingdom, Uthred…
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Sword Song is the fourth novel in The Saxon Stories series by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2007. The story follows Uhtred as he leads battles…
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In The Burning Land, Bernard Cornwell recounts the story of Uhtred, a reluctant warlord serving King Alfred of Wessex in the ninth century. As…
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Death of Kings is the sixth novel in Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Tales series, published in 2011. The story follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon…
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The Pagan Lord is the seventh historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2013. The story is set in the early 10th…
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In the early tenth century AD, Britain faces change as Viking raids from Ireland increase and Saxon leadership in Mercia becomes unstable. Æthelred,…
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With a fragile peace holding between Wessex, Mercia, and East Anglia, loyalties and ambitions are tested when forces gather against the kingdom's…
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2016 · Bernard Cornwell
With Britain in an uneasy state of peace, Uhtred of Bebbanburg seeks to reclaim his ancestral home, which was stolen by his traitorous uncle and is…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Bernard Cornwell
Richard Sharpe is a soldier known for his bold, professional, and ruthless approach to battle. He demands the same from his men, insisting they fight…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Bernard Cornwell
Sharpe is a bold, professional, and ruthless soldier who faces a dangerous mission. After returning from battle, he and his regiment are sent north…
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A 1982 novel by Bernard Cornwell in which Richard Sharpe, having lost his command to a wealthy rival who bought the promotion Sharpe coveted, faces…
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Sharpe's Sword is a 1983 novel by Bernard Cornwell. Having forced their way into Spain in 1812, the British plan a decisive battle, while Captain…
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A band of renegades, led by Sharpe's enemy Obadiah Hakeswill, takes British and French women hostage on a strategic mountain pass. Sharpe is forced…
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A 1985 novel by Bernard Cornwell, a Sharpe Adventure. Condemned to the gallows after a court-martial, Sharpe must lead his men into battle again…
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In this 1986 novel by Bernard Cornwell, Sharpe's men risk being wiped out not by the enemy but by bureaucrats in Whitehall. Amid rumors of fresh…
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Wellington prepares for a major attack against French forces led by Napoleon, but he faces the challenge of preventing French forces from attacking…
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Richard Sharpe, an officer who does not fit his rank in society, finds himself cut off from the army and surrounded by enemy cavalry. He also faces…
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In this 1989 novel by Bernard Cornwell, set in 1814 amid rumors that Napoleon is dead or has fled, Sharpe fights one last battle at Toulouse, one of…
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Buy on Amazon1995 · Bernard Cornwell
Uther, the High King of Britain, has died, leaving the infant Mordred as his only heir. His uncle, the loyal and gifted warlord Arthur, now rules as…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Bernard Cornwell
Enemy of God is a 1996 novel by Bernard Cornwell, the second book in a trilogy that began with The Winter King, continuing the story of Arthur. The…
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A story of love, war, loyalty, and betrayal beginning with the failure of Lancelot's rebellion and the ruin of Arthur's marriage to Guinevere. The…
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2000 · Bernard Cornwell
Harlequin is the first novel in The Grail Quest series by English author Bernard Cornwell, first published in 2000. The story takes place in the…
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2002 · Bernard Cornwell
Vagabond is the second novel in The Grail Quest series by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2002. The story is set during the first stage of the Hundred…
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The third book in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series follows Thomas of Hookton, who continues his quest for the holy grail. In 1347, after the…
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A 2012 novel by Bernard Cornwell in which Thomas of Hookton, also called Le Batard, and his band of mercenaries are sent by the Earl of Northampton…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Bernard Cornwell
The story follows the First Bull Run, or Manassas, battle and how Nate Starbuck, a renegade from Boston, came to play a crucial part in it.
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Buy on Amazon1994 · Bernard Cornwell
A copperhead is a turncoat, a northerner sympathetic to the South. Forced out of his beloved Legion by General Washington Faulconer's enmity, Captain…
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After distinguishing himself at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck's career is again threatened by the suspicion and…
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Buy on Amazon1996 · Bernard Cornwell
In the fourth and final installment of Nathaniel Starbuck's Civil War adventures, Nate commands a punishment battalion of cowards, thieves,…
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Frequently asked questions
How many books has Bernard Cornwell written?
We list 53 books by Bernard Cornwell across 5 series, published between 1981–2020 — each shown in full reading order.
What order should I read Bernard Cornwell's books?
Read each series in publication order. A good place to start is “The Last Kingdom.” Open any series above for its complete numbered reading order.
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